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Housing pigs in a thermal stress environment reduced gain, intake and feed efficiency. Cell mediated immunity responses were lower under the constant heat stress as well as when the temperature was lowered to a thermal neutral temperature for only 4 hours daily. Daily cooling to thermal neutral for 4, 8, or 16 hours improved growth performance. Antibody responses were not altered by temperature fluctuations.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 10, 1983
Keywords: Swine day, 1983, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 84-174-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 442, Swine, Fluctuating hot temperatures, Peformance, Immunity
How to Cite: Jensen, M. A. , Blecha, F. & Hines, R. H. (1983) “Effect of fluctuating hot temperatures on performance and immunity in finishing pigs”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 1(10). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6095